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Quetzaltenango (department) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 14 45 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 14.7500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 091 40 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -91.6667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Quetzaltenango means "Place of the Quetzal," and was named for the long-tailed bird sacred to the Mayas. Local industries include coffee, banana, and livestock production. The inhabitants are mainly mestizo descendants of the Quiché Amerindians. It remains one of the nation's most populated areas. |
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| Quetzaltenango (preferred,C,V)
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| Quetzaltenango, Departamento de (C,V)
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| Departamento de Quetzaltenango (C,V,O)
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| Quezaltenango (C,V)
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| Quezaltenango, Departamento de (C,V)
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| Quexaltenango (C,V)
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| Quetzaltenango department (C,O)
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| Departamento de Quezaltenango (C,U)
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| GT13 (C,U,FIPS)
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| department (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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| agricultural land (C) |
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